Market season begins to wind down for most farms as fall rolls around. In northern states, the chill of fall comes on quickly, and it becomes harder and harder to grow profitable yields. Without ...
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you're a beginner vegetable gardener, there's a lot you may not know. For one thing, not all produce is worth raising yourself; some fruits ...
Fall might feel like the end of the gardening season, but there’s still time to plant a few vegetables and enjoy fresh produce before winter takes over. You don’t need to give up on your garden just ...
The end of summer is the perfect time to get your fall garden situated right before hunkering down for the first frost. Companion planting — the practice of growing certain plants together for mutual ...
While winter does bring rest, it’s not winter yet! No matter where you farm, you can still grow yields of fall crops. Sow October seeds, and in a couple of months, you’ll be selling beautiful produce ...
The weather is steadily getting colder, but that doesn't mean gardening has to come to an end. There are a handful of vegetables, for example, that can thrive even when planted in October. The result?
Root vegetables benefit from being harvested after a frost but before the ground freezes. Brassicas like Brussels sprouts taste sweeter and mellower after a frost. Cold-hardy leafy vegetables tolerate ...
The kids have gone back to school, football season is upon us and pumpkin spice-flavored products are back. That can mean only one thing: Fall will be here soon — on Sept. 22, to be exact. Our gardens ...
As vegetable gardeners, we schedule part of our garden lives on two important dates of the year: the date after which it is safe to plant and the date we will likely lose our plants. Of course, I am ...